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Henry Skipwith was Re: Maternity of Elizabeth Dale revisited

Legg inn av Gjest » 07 apr 2006 22:01:02

In a message dated 4/7/2006 5:15:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
royaldescent@hotmail.com writes:

Very strange he did this to the detriment of the children of his first
marriage, who were only in their twenties at the time. Sounds like the
Skipwiths would make a great study, from both a genealogy and a
sociology perspective.



Dear Brad,

Sir Henry Skipwith the 1st Baronet is an unusual man to study. He [as was
his father] wrote poetry and the following is an excerpt:

Nichols Antiquities of Leicestershire, Vol. 3 Part I, sub Cotes, page 367,
has an example of the poetry of Sir Henry Skipwith which is contrasted with
that of his father. One his most noted was "An Elegy on the death of my never
enough lamented master King Charles the first". An example of his melancholy
poetry is given:

To thee, O Lord, to thee alone, I run:
Oh! let the blood of thine own blessed Son
Weigh my black soul, and let his precious merit
Appease thy wrath; and so shall I inherit
The place reserved for those that serve thee better;
If not, I know I die thy damned debtor;
But, though my sins exceed the faithless Turks,
Yet is thy mercy greatest of thy works.

He must have had a close relationship with Charles I as he was not only
created a Baronet on Dec. 20, 1622, but was named to many important positions in
Leicestershire afterwards. He was also Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to the
King and on at least one occasion [May 28, 1645] the King was his personal
guest at Prestwould. His eldest son was a colonel in the Royalist Army on Dec.
24, 1646.

Henry Skipwith's 2nd wife was one of the main reasons he lost his fortune.
Blandina Penwin was born in Badgeworth, co. Somerset. She married on Feb. 19,
1613/1614 at St. Stephen, Coleman Street in London John Acton of Elmley
Lovett, co. Worcester and London, Goldsmith to Charles I.

The Visitation of London 1633, 1634. 1635 gives the following information:

Visitation of London 1633-1635, Vol. I page 4 pedigree of Acton:

John Acton of London, goldsmith to his majesty living in 1634 brother and
heir of Charles Acton of Elmley Lovet, co. Worcester [eldest son who d.s.p.]
married for his first wife Emme daughter of Richard Turner of Tarvin, co. by
whom he had two children:

John Acton [eldest son and heir] who was a goldsmith married Mary Elmor of
co. Essex. They had issue three children: William Acton, John Acton, Elizabeth
Acton

Elizabeth Acton married Richard Borowston of Ribbesford, co. Worcester

John Acton married as his second wife Blandina daughter of John Penuen of
Badgeworth, co. Somerset by whom he had 5 children:

Thomas Acton, 2nd son
Edward Acton, 3rd son
Blandina Acton married Reginald Forester of Watling Street co. Salop, gent.
Jane Acton
Martha Acton

John Acton was the son of Thomas Acton of Elmley Lovet, co. Worcester by
Jane daughter of Richard Puller of Elmley Lovet, co. Worcester.

Thomas Acton was brother and heir to his brother John Acton and the son of
Francis Acton, son of William Acton and grandson of William Acton, by
Elizabeth daughter of .......Dudmason [Dudmason see Harleian 1566 folio 157].

John Acton died between Feb. 16, 1635 and September 2, 1638. He left a PCC
will which is summarized as follows:

PCC Will John Acton dated February 15, 1635, probated Sept. 2, 1638
John Acton Citizen and Goldsmith of London

Wife: Blandina Acton
Son: Thomas Acton
Son: Edward Acton
Daughter: Martha Acton
Daughter: Jane Acton
Son: John Acton
Daughter Blandina Forester, wife of Reginald Forester
Daughter [Elizabeth] wife of Richard Borowston
Grandchildren: children of Elizabeth Borowston
Grandchildren: two children of Blandina and Reginald Forester
Brother: Anthony Acton
Cousin: Gilbert Rushall
Sister: Alice Logins
Cousin: John Noray

Blandina Acton must have met Henry Skipwith thorough her husband or his
connections with the King. She married Henry Skipwith on May 2, 1639 at St.
Mary's Woolnoth in London. I cannot locate the documentation at present but I
believe by 1642 Sir Henry Skipwith had mortgaged Prestwould the first time to
several Alderman of London for the benefit of Edward Acton, his younger stepson,
and possibly to help with the marriages of his two step daughters Martha who
married in 1643 and Jane who married very well, marrying Vincent Corbett,
Esq. of the Inner Temple on July 15, 1642 at St. Matthew's Friday Street in
London.

The debts kept accumulating until by the time of Henry Skipwith's death
Prestwould was securely in the hands of Christopher Packe, Lord Mayor of London.
Blandina outlived her husband dying intestate in Greenwich, Co. Kent in
1660.

Henry Skipwith 2nd Baronet left England with a group of other Royalist
refugees and went to the Wynter Plantation in Masulipatim, India:

From "The Wynter Family" page 44: In 1657 Sir Edward Winter's ship "The
Tiger" capsized in the Masulipatum Roads, many lives and the cargo were lost,
Sir Henry Skipwith, Baronet, a Royalist Emigree lost all his friends and died
of grief in Winter's home at Masulipatam.

The following has the wrong date as it should be 1657:

Index to Acts of Administration in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
1655-1660
Skipwith Henry, bach., d. overseas 1656

There is no exact date when Sir Grey Skipwith and his sister arrived in
Virginia. the best guess seems to between 1652-1655 because in 1652 the first
ships were allowed to bring passengers to Virginia after an almost 2 year
hiatus. Before that Sir Henry Chickely [1st cousin to Grey and Diana] had come to
Virginia in 1650. The cousins were somewhat close as is noted by the following
note:

Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series - Charles I, Addenda 1625-1649
[miscellaneous papers] ed. W. Noel Sainsbury, Esq. London 1857 page 676:

March 21, 1645
Dunkirk
273. J. Barker to Henry Chicheley. When I was a prisoner at Peterhouse in
London, I did several times salute you, but know not if my letters found the
right way to you. I hope Harry Skipwith told you that we remembered you in such
liquor as our jail afforded. The story of your adventures and successes
would be very welcome, and would find me Chez Mons. Hobson, marchant anglois, a
Bruxelles. If your brother Thomas Chicheley be with you, give my service to
him. I have heard of great advantages and honors that have fallen to your lot,
to which I cordially wish a daily increase. If our old comrade Dick Ryding be
there he has my respects. Vale [1 p.]

This was delivered in a series of three letters. The first was addressed to
William Cobbe of Oxford. J. Barker recommends the messenger carrying these
letters as "a loyal subject and good servant to the King, and too honest to
live among rebels." He states that he is in the company of Sir Robert
Rookewood, Sir Edward Sullyard, Sir Francis Mannock and diverse other friends. He
apparently is getting ready to sail from Kent to Brussels where he will stay
with Mr. Hobson, an English merchant in Brussels. He asks William Cobbe to
deliver the second letter to Henry Chicheley if he "be alive."

Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, Vol. 1 1574-1660, Ed. W. Noel
Sainsbury, Esq. London 1860: Reprinted Kraus Reprint Ltd. Vaduz 1964,
Pages 337-338:

April 6, 1650 Order of the Council of State. Sir Henry Chickley [Chicheley],
upon taking the engagement to have a pass for Virginia; or, upon giving
security to do nothing prejudicial to the present government, to be released to
go out of town, and out of the lines of communication [ INTERREGNUM, Entry
Bk., Vol. XCII., p. 177]

April 9, 1650 Licence for sir Henry Chicheley, Thos. Cox, and Robert Pigge,
to pass to Virginia [Minute. INTERREGNUM, Entry Bk., Vol. CXXXII., p. 8]

Best Wishes,
MichaelAnne

Brad Verity

Re: Henry Skipwith was Re: Maternity of Elizabeth Dale revis

Legg inn av Brad Verity » 08 apr 2006 02:16:36

ClaudiusI0@aol.com wrote:

Sir Henry Skipwith the 1st Baronet is an unusual man to study. He [as was
his father] wrote poetry and the following is an excerpt:

[snip of a very entertaining post]

Dear MichaelAnne,

Thank you for the detailed response. I'm finding these Skipwiths
fascinating. The story of them in the 17th century would make an
excellent book - covering James I's baronetcies' sale, the English
Civil War, Charles I's goldsmith, the mortgaging of a centuries-old
family estate, overwrought poetry, colonial Virginia and the
establishment of that high society, a plantation in India, and
shipwreck, to boot.

And all of it non-fiction, documented research!

You and Joan Burdyk should get together and write it up as a book - I'd
buy one for sure.

Thanks Again and Cheers, ---------Brad

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